Large solar projects

Solar Farms were some of the biggest projects in deserts across the United States for years after the drop in solar panel prices. But, due to the changed in government policy, that all could come to an end. The future of solar panel farms and solar thermal farms is discussed in the United States and the world.[read more]

Over the next two years, America will build 13 gigawatts of utility-scale solar PV plants. Those projects will surpass the country's cumulative solar capacity across all sectors reached at the end of 2013. Why such a big surge in utility-scale solar after a brief slowdown in the project pipeline? The answer is price.[read more]

Recently, the Bureau of Land Management in California denied an application for a large scale solar project in the Mojave Desert’s Silurian Valley, a decision that aids in the protection of thousands of acres of desert lands that conservationists, local residents and community leaders have been focused on for years.[read more]

In the latest evidence of the need for stable federal tax policy, a major solar project in California was abandoned in part due to uncertainty around whether the project would be placed in service in time to qualify for the investment tax credit, which expires at the end of 2016.[read more]

Are gargantuan PV projects the key to the solar industry's future? The global solar industry is volatile, but it grows significantly every year. It's quick to adapt to changing markets, tech, and trade obstacles. The prospect of solar becoming a 100-gigawatt-per-year market is not a matter of "if" but "when."[read more]